which planes would make an actual impact?

[RTHolmes]

Actually the A-20 could carry 2 (normal loadout was 1 torp and extra gas tank in bomb bay).

I'd like the 8x250lb int + 4x500lb ext loadout for the A20 too

[Kazaa]

HTC need to start looking at different types/models of later WW2 fighter aircraft.

[humble]

here is write up on the C, the russians also used the G in the same role.
http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Elevon/baugher_us/a20-13.html


I cant find the lend lease link with the naval a-20G right now but here is a write up for a scale model depicting the same plane...
http://hsfeatures.com/features04/a20gcl_1.htm
http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/articles/abramov/index.htm

[bongaroo]

HTC need to start looking at different types/models of later WW2 fighter aircraft.

meah, I'd rather HTC fill in the gaps for early and mid war plane sets.

Here's what I expect in the next year:

More 3d models brought up to date
A few new bombers; probably an early and a mid war job, hopefully axis or russian
A few new fighters; probably a late war and a couple of other planeset hole fillers
The perked ord system?  Big maybe on this but it would probably come with some nice new configurations of models that we already have the base of like the 4 x 20mm Ki-84, etc etc

There really isn't much that the late war arena's are missing.  I'd much rather see the axis and russian planesets shored up.

[Kazaa]

Now that HTC finally put aside CT (thank God), maybe they will put more time and effort into improving game play and adding new planes.

[Bosco123]

I do believe that if the G.55 was added, it would be about as fast a 109G, and have the armerment of a KI-84, with more ammo. It has a long fuel load, which is better than a 109.
So what I'm saying is, its a better version of the 109.

[Guppy35]

I've been reading all the Beaufighter histories I can get my hands on.

It's top of my list, if for no other reason those guys were nuts.  Low level all the time from the Western Desert to the end of the war.  The Aussie Beau's were right there with the 5th AF strafers in 42-43.  The Beau's had more air to air kills then the Aussie Spit drivers, as they flew all weather, all the time and with the range.

The Strike wings that went to Norway were just as crazy, again, low level, all the time.  The photos are amazing of the flak, the alt or lack therof, the rocket attacks and of cours the "Torbeau's" as the Torpedo carrying Beaufighters were called.

Since no one really wants to fight air to air anymore, a nice low level, fast, with a lot of punch bird sounds good to me.

[humble]

No doubt the Beaufighter is my personal #1 also, but in the context of the thread I dont see how it adds a capability the mossie doesnt have for the "average" pilot. No question the day it comes out the A-20 hits the hanger...

[Guppy35]

No doubt the Beaufighter is my personal #1 also, but in the context of the thread I dont see how it adds a capability the mossie doesnt have for the "average" pilot. No question the day it comes out the A-20 hits the hanger...

As cynical as I'm feeling about AH right now, my response for what the average pilot would see as an impact bird, would be anything "Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe", or any of the didn't see combat but were almost there at the end Allied birds. 

Right now it seems that people want fast birds, big cannons and lots of em, or bombers that carry nukes.

[Yossarian]

A-26 would get my vote.

[humble]

As cynical as I'm feeling about AH right now, my response for what the average pilot would see as an impact bird, would be anything "Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe", or any of the didn't see combat but were almost there at the end Allied birds. 

Right now it seems that people want fast birds, big cannons and lots of em, or bombers that carry nukes.

Hence my post in the general forum. While it wouldnt solve the problem it would attract a lot of "us" and minimize the appeal to at least a portion of the player base.

[Guppy35]

Hence my post in the general forum. While it wouldnt solve the problem it would attract a lot of "us" and minimize the appeal to at least a portion of the player base.

How many of us do you think are left in AH Humble?  It feels a bit like we're the last of the breed that still sees this for the history and the flight, instead of the conquest at all costs.  I keep wondering if the latest wave has passed us by

[humble]

We can start a new wave:)

[Kazaa]

We can start a new wave:)

Only if we get teh N00KZ ! 

[Sikboy]

Right now it seems that people want fast birds, big cannons and lots of em...

No, just one Cannon please

In the alternative of course... JUDY JUDY JUDY!

-Sik